Spring wheel



Dec. 16, 1924. L15-19,5412

M. JUHASZ SPRING WHEEL Filed Jan. 31, 1924 FIG.1.

a. u ma i JI 2,] n om J 111, Jaaa@ Patented Dec. 16, 1924.

UNYT did? TENT iF MIKE JU'HASZ, OF DOVER, OHO, ASSIGNOR ONE-HALF 'O LAJOSZ KALLO, OF DVER, OHG.

SER1-LNG 'WHEEL Application tiled Jennery 31, 1924.

lle it lnown that l, Minn donnez, n citizen oi Yugoslavia, residing et Dover, in the county ot Tuscarawas und State ot lhio, have invented certain nevi :ind usetul lmprovenients in Spring llVheels, oi' which the Ytollowing specification.

rthis invention relates to cer new sind useful improvements in spring wheels und hes Yfor one ot its objects to provide s wheel embodyingi :i rigid inner bend or telly and :i sectional outer rim positioned outwardly et the telly with spring dwices interposed between the telly and rim.

lnother object of the invention is to provide n spring wheel of the type above set toi-th wherein the outer .rim is Atermed ot sections arranged in spaced rel tion with spring devices interposed between the sections permitting limited circumferential movement thereot' relative to the eide supporting the wheel.

With the above general ol in view :ind others that will appesi' nature oif the invention is better undcrstooih the sinne consists oi the novel t'orm, coinbiinition and arrangement ot parts hereinziter more fully described, shown in the eccoinpiiuying drawing and claimed.

in the drawing, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

lilignre l is side elevational view with one of the side pistes ot the wheel removed und other parts broken sway and shown in section to illustrate the spring devices interposed between the inner und outer rims and the spring devices between the outer rim sections,

Figure 2 is a detail sectional view teken on line Il--H of Fig. l showing the spring devices interposed between the inner und outer rim sections,

Figure 3 is s detail sectional View tulle on line lll- III ot Fig. l, and

Figure 4L is a` detail sectional view teken on line lV-lV or" Fig. l showing the spring devices between the outer rim sections.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing there is illustrated a, spring wheel especially adapted for use upon motor vehicles and includes e hub portion l from which spokes 2 radially extend for imchorA ing in the rigid telly or inner rim 3.

iin outer sectional rim encloses the inner rfijects is the Serial No. 689,7 8.

rigid rini and spaced therefrom by interposed spring devices, the outer rim being formed of spi-iced sections d in the form ot eren blocks. Each end ot the sections l provided with e pair ot spaced sockets o that register with the corresponding sockets in the end ot the ndjzicent rim section Yfor the reception et the ends of coil springs 6 positioned between the outer rim sections las illustrated in Figs. l rind d. Flirt spri; s extend between the inner 'faces oit `adjacent ends ot the outer rim section e, ihe tiet springs 'T being respectively secured :it opposite ends es :it S to the inner feces oi' the rim sections 4- underlying the coil springs o shown in Figs. 3 :ind 4l, this connection permitting limited circumferentiel movement ot the outer rim sections with respec to the wheel hub and rigid inner rim 3.

llhe spring devices interposed between the inner und outer rim sections include :i pair oliJ rods 9 transve ly alined and threaded et their outer ends into each outer rim section Ll with the inner ends thercoi freely extending through adjacent openings ll) toi-med in rigid rim 8, the openings l() flaring outwardly es shown in Fig. l to permit zi substantiel pivoted movement oi' the rod 9 in the rim 3 when the axle supporting the wheel is subjected to pressure. A coil spring il surrounds escli rod 9 between the inner and outer rim and places the outer rim sections under tension in on obvious nisnner.

A tire rim l2 mounted upon the outer rim sections l and supports e pneumatic tire 13 while side plates l'- secured at their inner edges as et l5 by screw devices enter1 ing the openings 16 provided in opposite sides of the rigid rim 3 extend outwardly to enclose the outer rim sections e :is shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the side plates le completely enclosing the spring devices above described for protecting the sume against damage and preventing the collection ot foreign matter therearound.

F rom the above detail description ot the device, it is believed that the construction and operation will at once be apparent, and while there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment oit' the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that iniiior changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope ot the invention es claimed ste What is claimed as new is:-H l.I-n a wheel of the type described, a rigid inner rnn, a sectional outer run formed of spacedl blocks, coil springs inter-- posed between the ends of the outer rini sections, fiat springs connected to one rim section and freely engaging the other rim section and spring devices interposed between the inner riln and eachy section of the outer rim.

2. In :t wheely oi' the type describeda a rigid inner rim, u sectional outer riin formed of spaced blocks7 coil springs interposed between the ends of the onterriin sections, flat springs connected to one riin section and freely engagingthe' other rim section, spring devices interposed between the inner rirn and each section ot' the outer rino, the last named spring devices includingi'ods anchored at their outer ends in the 4outer riln sections, the inner rino having openings therein flaring outwardly tl'irough which the'rods freelyextend and coil springs surrounding the rods between the inner and outer rims.

In testimony whereof I al'lix in v' signature.

MIKE JUHASZ. 

